Board Certified Behaviour Analyst

The Centre for Autism Services Alberta is a non-profit organization dedicated to enriching the lives of children, teens and young adults with autism. Established in 1997, the Centre has grown to offer a wide range of services to autistic individuals and their families, and is the largest accredited autism service provider in northern Alberta. Its mission is to provide comprehensive and innovative supports and services to those affected by autism.

The people we serve come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it’s the right thing to do, but because it makes the Centre for Autism Services Alberta (CFASA) stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm to empower autistic individuals and their families to thrive, you will find a great career at CFASA. We welcome the unique contributions future staff can bring in terms of neurodiversity, education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, color, religion, different abilities, sexual orientation and beliefs.

In this role, the BCBA in collaboration with their multi-disciplinary team will be responsible for delivering the behaviour components of in home, evidence based interventions and services to children and youth with autism. This role requires a strong leader who is able to effectively provide orientation, training, coaching and mentorship of Aides and Interventionists working one on one with children.

The BCBA must possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills. This position requires focus on initiative, flexibility and the ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.

**Job Requirements**:

- As a part of a multi-disciplinary team, provide a functional approach to behaviour assessment and treatment for children with a variety of ages, developmental levels, and in a variety settings
- Conduct direct and indirect functional behavioural assessments in the home, school, and/or community
- Lead in the development, modelling and implementation of skill acquisition and behaviour reduction program plans
- Regularly collect graph and review data with clinical team and families for ongoing monitoring of program effectiveness (e.g. reinforcement schedules, prompting procedures, stimulus control, maintenance, generalization, etc.)
- Use Behavioural Skills Training (BST) to coach interventionists and caregivers (ie: instruction, modelling, rehearsal, feedback)
- Regular review of behaviour analytic research independently and/or as assigned
- Problem solve and provide ongoing coaching and mentoring to clinical team, Interventionists and families
- Using a family and/or person-centered approach, consult on respective goals, priorities, plans and potential barriers to services
- Work within the policy mandates of provincial funder, centre policies, family centered-care and best practices Collaborate with clinical team by contributing written objectives within a service plan document and meet all established deadlines for required reports
- Collaborate with community partners to support the generalization of goals across environments
- Collaborate with external healthcare provides to support individual and family centred programming as needed Ensure regular communication and direct contact with families in the home

**Qualifications**:
Master's Degree and is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA)

This individual will have a minimum of 1-2 years of experience working in the field of Autism or other developmental disabilities.

The successful applicant must obtain a clear criminal record check, valid driver's license, first aid and have a valid driver's license and the ability to driver in and around Edmonton.

A generous benefits package is offered.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 10 months

**Salary**: From $72,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Paid time off
- RRSP match
- Vision care

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Edmonton, AB T6B 2L5: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Education**:

- Master's Degree (preferred)

**Experience**:

- BCBA: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: In person